Mi-28 vs Ah-64 [Military Comparison]

Hello everyone and thanks for watching. Today I'm going to compare two attack helicopters, the Russian Mil Mi-28 and the United States AH-64 Apache. So let's get started. The Mil Mi-28 is a Russian all-weather, day and night military tandem, two-seat anti-armor attack helicopter. It's an attack helicopter with no intended secondary transport capability, which is better optimized than the Mi-24 gunship for the role, and first produced in 1982. The Boeing AH-64 Apache is an American twin-turbo-shaft attack helicopter with a tailwheel-type landing gear arrangement and a tandem cockpit for a crew of two. This helicopter would be produced in 1983. The Mi-28 features a maximum speed of 320 kilometers per hour, while the AH-64 gets up to 293 kilometers per hour. The Mi-28 features an empty weight of 8,590 kilograms, while the AH-64 has an empty weight of 5,165 kilograms. At maximum takeoff, the weight for the Mi-28 is 11,500 kilograms, while the AH-64 Apache's takeoff weight is 10,433 kilograms. The Mi-28 features a power plant consisting of two Klimov TV-3-117 turboshaft engines with 1,636 kilowatts each. The AH-64 power plant has two General Electric T-700 GE-701 turboshaft engines featuring 1,260 kilowatts each. The Mi-28's main rotor area has a diameter of 232.35 square meters, while the AH-64 has 177.31 square meters. The Mi-28 features a top cruising speed of 270 kilometers per hour, kilometers, while the AH-64 has a range of 476 kilometers. The Mi-28's combat range is up to 200 kilometers, while the AH-64's combat range is a whopping 480 kilometers. The Mi-28's service ceiling tops out at 5,700 meters, while the AH-64 gets up to 6,100 meters. The Mi-28's unit cost is $16 million, while the AH-64 costs an enormous $35 million to produce. Of their armament, the Mi-28 features one chin-mounted 30-millimeter Shupinov 2A42 cannon with 250 rounds. It has hardpoints that feature two pylons under each stubwing to mount bombs, rockets, missiles, and gunpods. Its main armament configurations include 16 Ataka V anti-tank missiles and 40 S-8 rockets, or 16 Ataka V anti-tank missiles and 10 S-13 rockets, or 16 Ataka V anti-tank missiles and two 23-millimeter UPK-23-250 gunpods, which each contain a GSH-23L with 250 rounds. Other ordinances include the 9K121 Vickers and 9M123 Krizantima anti-tank missiles, along with the LZ-305 LMUR-AGM, ATGM, 8 Igla-V, and Vempel R-73 air-to-air missiles, along with two KMGU-2 mine dispensers. The AH-64 has an armament featuring one 30-millimeter M230 chaingun with 1,200 rounds as part of the area weapons subsystem. It has hardpoints for four pylon stations on the stubwings, with longbows also having a station on each wingtip for an AIM-92 Stinger twin missile pack. It features rockets including the HYDRA-70 70mm, the CRV-7 70mm, and the APKWS 70mm air-to-ground rockets. Of its missiles, it typically carries the AGM-114 Hellfire variants, along with AIM-92 Stingers and Spike missiles that may also be carried. The Mi-28's operators feature Algeria, Iraq, and Russia, while the AH-64 is featured in many more countries, including Egypt, Greece, India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Kuwait, the Netherlands, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States. So there you have it! We've compared two powerful helicopters with a final score of 7 to 5. The winner? The Mil-Mi-28 Attack Helicopter. But which one is better for you, or perhaps your favorite? Or is there a copter that outclasses these two, and why? Tell me in the comments below, be sure you're subscribed, and I'll see you next time!